In an Industrial Safety and Security Source article, Considerations in Choosing a Defendable Safety System Architecture, Emerson’s Sergio Diaz and Alexandre Peixoto focus on the basic process control system (BPCS) and safety instrumented system (SIS). They compare various architectures from a cybersecurity perspective.
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ISASecure Family of Certifications Builds Foundation for Automation Cybersecurity
Authors: Emerson's Alexandre Peixoto, International Society of Automation (ISA)'s Andre Ristaino Selecting, engineering, implementing, and operating a control system is a significant, long-term investment. Applying a defense-in-depth strategy to protect the process...
Safety Instrumented System Cybersecurity Best Practices
Emerson's Sergio Diaz and Alexandre Peixoto presented Best Practices for a Cybersecure SIS at the 2019 Emerson Exchange conference. Sergio opened that the goal of this presentation is to provide practical information to maintain a more defendable security posture for...
Cybersecurity Considerations in Safety Instrumented System Architectures
Safety instrumented systems (SIS), which are designed to take the process to a safe state in trip conditions, come in several architectures with the basic process control system (BPCS). The SIS and BPCS can be totally separate, interfaced or integrated, yet separate....
Cybersecurity in the DeltaV Distributed Control System
Cybersecurity remains high on the list of issues for process manufacturers and producers to grapple with. In this 4:38 video, DeltaV Cybersecurity, Emerson's Alexandre Peixoto discusses ways that cyber defenses are incorporated into the DeltaV distributed control...
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